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Cape High #14
Shadow Boy
“So Shadowman's not in the Cape Cells… me and him, we didn’t exactly get along well that last conversation,” I admit.
“You can find him,” Technico says. “Skye can find him as long as he’s not roaming the shadows, but you can find him, regardless.”
“Can you?”
“I can find his phone—but the moment I do, he’s usually switching to another one. Your dad is paranoid, for good reason.”
“So you want me to focus on Shadowman, while you take out Herold?”
“That about sums it up,” he agrees.
It’s dangerous—but not as dangerous as a lot of the stuff I’ve done in the past. “If I find him, how am I going to stop him? He’s a lot older than I am, and he’s more powerful, right?”
“He is,” Nico says. “And there’s a good chance he’s got a technopath behind him, just like you do. We just need to take that into account—”
“But—” I jerk, since I wasn’t the one that said that. There, standing in the hall, is Carla, her hand over her mouth.
“You should be in bed,” I say automatically. “You’ve got classes in the morning.”
“Classes don’t matter!” she says, stepping into the room. “You’re just planning on running off on your own to find Shadowman, right? You could get caught—or killed!”
“He won’t kill me, I’m his son."
“You can find him,” Technico says. “Skye can find him as long as he’s not roaming the shadows, but you can find him, regardless.”
“Can you?”
“I can find his phone—but the moment I do, he’s usually switching to another one. Your dad is paranoid, for good reason.”
“So you want me to focus on Shadowman, while you take out Herold?”
“That about sums it up,” he agrees.
It’s dangerous—but not as dangerous as a lot of the stuff I’ve done in the past. “If I find him, how am I going to stop him? He’s a lot older than I am, and he’s more powerful, right?”
“He is,” Nico says. “And there’s a good chance he’s got a technopath behind him, just like you do. We just need to take that into account—”
“But—” I jerk, since I wasn’t the one that said that. There, standing in the hall, is Carla, her hand over her mouth.
“You should be in bed,” I say automatically. “You’ve got classes in the morning.”
“Classes don’t matter!” she says, stepping into the room. “You’re just planning on running off on your own to find Shadowman, right? You could get caught—or killed!”
“He won’t kill me, I’m his son."
- GenresSuperheroes
173 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 25, 2016
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August 2, 2018
Love it
As always a fun read. Love all the characters. A great book the family can enjoy together. Looking forward to the next one.
As always a fun read. Love all the characters. A great book the family can enjoy together. Looking forward to the next one.
January 5, 2021
I've been binge-reading this series, and while reading this book was the first time I became disoriented about who was narrating (I thought Zoe was narrating, though it was Rocco). This book had a lot of very serious scenes with characters coming close to death. It gave a kind of terrifying look at what a technopath can do in a technology saturated world. It also has some of the best scenes of the supers working together. Both heroes and villains move onto the scene when systems are shut down to save as many people as possible in a touching moment of bringing people together, and the norms seeing another side of the supers. Because of the more serious over-arching plot, there are fewer of the absurd moments with supers, but they are sprinkled throughout.
April 2, 2016
Love this Series
I gave this book 5 stars because I read it with a big grin on my face the whole way. I LOVE this series, period. It makes me happy and I hope that R.J. Ross continues to delight me for as long as possible. Yes, it is "light" reading in that it portrays a very unrealistic, loving world, but that is one of the reasons I do love it. If I want to escape and feel good with characters I can't get t enough of, these are the stories I reach for over and over again. Read the first book and if you like that one, you should like all of them. My only regret is that the books end and I have to wait until the next one comes out.
I gave this book 5 stars because I read it with a big grin on my face the whole way. I LOVE this series, period. It makes me happy and I hope that R.J. Ross continues to delight me for as long as possible. Yes, it is "light" reading in that it portrays a very unrealistic, loving world, but that is one of the reasons I do love it. If I want to escape and feel good with characters I can't get t enough of, these are the stories I reach for over and over again. Read the first book and if you like that one, you should like all of them. My only regret is that the books end and I have to wait until the next one comes out.
January 24, 2017
Fantastic to finally get a chance to see more of Rocco, and to hear his Fort Knox story (if you'd not already seen it in 'The Good Fight'). Big revelations on his parentage, something that is becoming a feature, but this book is also the finale for one arc and the start of another so LOTS of action as we see Herold get what he deserves. Have to say, though, I've missed the 'Super Hook-up High' (in Jack's words) aspects of the first few books in this series so I'm also very interested to see how the Rocco/Carla maybe/maybe not thing works out.
Much excitement, one of my favourites so far.
Much excitement, one of my favourites so far.
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March 11, 2016
Fun despite itself
With Shadow Boy, R.J. demonstrates an ability to tell a grim story while feeling upbeat and hopeful. That is rare, and impressive, and worth the price of entry by itself.
Cape High returns, through the eyes of our local shadow walker Rocco. Secrets, growth, confrontations, conflicts, and heroism ensue. The Harrold arc comes to a satisfactory conclusion, and we get a glimpse of what comes next.
Recommended.
With Shadow Boy, R.J. demonstrates an ability to tell a grim story while feeling upbeat and hopeful. That is rare, and impressive, and worth the price of entry by itself.
Cape High returns, through the eyes of our local shadow walker Rocco. Secrets, growth, confrontations, conflicts, and heroism ensue. The Harrold arc comes to a satisfactory conclusion, and we get a glimpse of what comes next.
Recommended.
March 3, 2016
heroes, villains and cops
Teamwork against Harold and his unexpected super weapon.
Debut of superhero with rainbow in her name.
Another hero with appropriate name, Nightstep.
What really scares Skystep. And more... like what
upsets Cape High villains.
Teamwork against Harold and his unexpected super weapon.
Debut of superhero with rainbow in her name.
Another hero with appropriate name, Nightstep.
What really scares Skystep. And more... like what
upsets Cape High villains.
March 6, 2016
Really enjoying the continuing adventures of the Cape High Kids (and Friends!) and liked Rocco's book. Will survive until the next one is released.
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